- Difficulty date
- March 18, 2011
- Submitted
- March 21, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N779NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48101
- Aircraft time
- 71,333 hours, 66,584 cycles
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
FUSELAGE EXTERIOR CANTED FRAME STA 1292 BETWEEN LONG 13-14L SKIN CRACKED AT FASTENER. REMOVED DAMAGE 1 5/8"X 1 1/16". NDT VERIFIED DAMAGE REMOVED IAW NDT SPM 06-10-01. FABBED FILLER AND DOUBLER FROM .040" 7075-T6 AND .050" 7075-T6. INSTALLED DOUBLER AND FILLER IAW SRM 53-01 FIG 4.